Gabe turned 2 last month and lil Gavin will be 9 months tomorrow. How can time be going by so quickly? Was I just not crying my eyeballs out to get out of maternity clothes (for the first time in 2 years) and now I'm lugging around two 20lbs+ kids up and down the stairs at home. Oh my! Gabe is such a sweet boy, I must admit. He is very tender hearted towards his brother - puts his smoothie (pacifier) in his mouth for him, gets him baby toys, and is even willing to try and pick up the car seat - with Gavin in it! - but says 'heavy, heavy'. At most his terrible twos have amounted to screaming like he is being abducted when we are in public, but thankfully that doesn't last too long. No body slamming on the floor (yet?). He is just precious. I can say that, he is my son. Then our lil tubby Gavin (said with only love) is doing really good. He has the backward moon crawl down pat, has the BEST belly laugh I've ever heard and is mesmerized by his big brother. I know you are not supposed to compare you kids as a parent, but there are almost no similar 'milestones achieved' by both of these brothers. What it took Gabe a year + to do, Gavin is steamrolling past them at about 4 months earlier. Like he already sprouted his first 2 teeth, is rolling/crawling around everyone and can sometimes share his brothers 18+ month clothes. Our little tubby will see many days in the Sears Husky dept. I love you Gavin...just don't read this when you are older :o) If you want to know how my parents are doing up in WA...well, let's just say I was wondering today if there is any chance I can ask them for a brother or sister now. Someone to help take the load off of me for awhile. What do they call this stage - the sandwich generation? Taking care of my own children and my parents (to a certain extent) is a bit overwhelming. But you know me...I will do it with a smile and a glass of wine in the other hand. If you read this and love me, just say a little prayer for me - I would appreciate it. Ken told me today we might be heading down to Cali in May for Grandpa Hernandezs' birthday. This could actually be very cool - Gabe and Gavin's great grandparents (all 4 of them) are in Cali and we can take once in a lifetime pics with them. Oh yea..and see all of you guys in CA!